[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 4152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01416]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD097


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 10, 2014, from 2 p.m. until 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar registration 
and connection details are available at: http://www.mafmc.org/actions/msb-framework-9.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to gather 
input from the Advisory Panel on upcoming Council actions, primarily 
Framework 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 
Management Plan. Framework 9 addresses concerns about slippage events 
on observed fishing trips. Slippage events occur when all or a portion 
of a haul is released before observers can document/sample the catch.
    Although issues not contained in this notice may be discussed, 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 
in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to 
address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01416 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
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